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Injury updates
The Washington Commanders enter their Week 12 game against the Dallas Cowboys with the benefit of a 10-day break between games following their appearance on Thursday Night Football versus the Eagles last week. The Cowboys, meanwhile, are on a short week, having played and lost to the Houston Texans on Monday night. The two teams that opened and closed Week 11 will play at Northwest Stadium in Landover on Sunday at 1pm.
Today’s injury report is the first one we have seen since the final game status report for last week’s matchup with the Eagles. Due to the...
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QB Jayden Daniels speaks to the media after practice
Jayden Daniels spoke to the Washington sports media after practice on Wednesday.
Jayden talked about the importance of practice, and agreed with Dan Quinn that the offense was not ‘clicking’ against the Eagles. He said that the extra days off allowed him to ‘reset’ but added that he’s glad to be back and to reset for the second half of the season. He said that he enjoyed the opportunity to watch football over the long weekend off, including watching the Cowboys’ MNF game “as a fan, just to see some football...
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Dan Quinn’s Commanders suffer their first back to back losses
The banged up Commanders travelled to Philadelphia for their second game in four days and came up short against the division-leading Philadelphia Eagles. The Commanders led the game through three quarters, before giving up three rushing TDs in the fourth quarter.
Through 11 games, the Commanders have established that they can defeat losing teams and play tough against good teams. But they have yet to show that they can beat a real championship contender. Even so, with 7 wins in the bag, and only 2 teams with winning records on...
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Washington hits the field for practice
The Washington Commanders returned to the practice field today after Thursday’s 26-18 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Many eyes were on Jayden Daniels to see how he looked following what was the least impressive performance of his outstanding rookie season, and to Marshon Lattimore, the veteran 4-time Pro Bowl cornerback who had not yet practiced fully or been active for a game since the Commanders acquired him from the Saints at the trade deadline on November 5th.
Welcome back:
Javontae Jean-Baptiste:
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Dan Quinn speaks to the media before practice
Dan Quinn spoke to the media on Monday and declared that “Jayden [Daniels] is not injured right now”, but went on to talk about how lack of ‘banked’ practice reps limitations in practice due to the challenges of managing the short week ahead of the Thursday night game in Philly may have affected the rookie QB’s play. Quinn reiterated on Monday that he was “looking forward to getting a full week of our practice and work the things that we need to.”
Today was a day to address a number of issues...
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JJB's coming back
The Washington Commanders announced this morning that they are opening the 21-day practice window for DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste. They will have three weeks to get him back on the practice field, and determine if they are activating him back to the 53-man roster, or returning him to injured reserve for the rest of the season. His return will provide the Commanders with more defensive line depth. Washington would need to make another roster move to activate him from injured reserve.
Javontae Jean-Baptiste was drafted in the 7th round this year out of Notre Dame. He was placed...
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A film session breaking down the Commanders defense against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Commanders' defense continues to surge in the right direction after another exceptional outing, the latest coming against the Philadelphia Eagles. My sentiments may be an unpopular opinion, but the defensive line from the first level to the third played disciplined and physical from start to finish. This unit's unfortunate yet honest problem is their inability to play a full sixty seconds, as they have been unable to put the team on their back the last two weeks to win games for Washington. Should it be expected, knowing...
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The slate of games in Week 12 of college football did not disappoint. Another undefeated team suffered its first loss of the season. Kansas did not allow BYU to do much offensively and it led to the Cougars falling from the ranks of the unbeaten. They weren’t the only unbeaten team that struggled. Oregon needed a late score to squeak past Wisconsin and remain atop the College Football Playoff rankings. The other top three teams - Ohio State, Texas, and Penn State, also won their matchups more easily. Georgia rebounded from their loss to Ole Miss by shutting out Tennessee...
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A collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders
Even now, here’s how [Jayden] Daniels’ rookie year stacks up with all rookie quarterback seasons since 2010: second in success rate, sixth in EPA per dropback, seventh in first-down/touchdown rate and fifth in Total QBR. Only Dak Prescott was better by success rate, while Prescott, Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III and Justin Herbert were the five better in EPA. The numbers are telling us that Daniels is...
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This Trap or Dive episode explores what it would take to for the Commanders to regain its division lead
The Commanders gear up for the Dallas Cowboys this week after an extended rest period from their matchup against the Philadephia Eagles. The next two-game stretch against the Cowboys and then Tennessee Titans is critical for Washington, not only for an opportunity to get back on the right foot offensively but to regain their footing in the division race. Washington is 1.5 games back against the Eagles, and at this point of the season, if their goal is to win the...
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Analyzing Philadelphia’s offensive performance from their Week 11 win over Washington.
I will immediately get a couple of controversial takes out of the way. I’ve read a lot online, and the consensus appears to be that...
I disagree...
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